Elizabeth’s mother goes into the hospital in January of 1945. Elizabeth visits New Orleans on March 1, 1945. On April 14, 1945, a horse tosses Elizabeth onto her back while riding, hurting her. She writes on May 7, 1945, “News of surrender came at 8:15, but nobody would believe it officially except Hellie who cut school.” On May 21, she learns that her mother had a stroke. On August 10, she writes, “Much good news about Jap surrender.” The next day, she writes, “Still no surrender.” On the following day, she writes, “Surrender news at 1 a.m. – still not confirmed . . . News confirmed at 6 p.m. & all town went wild.” On December 13, 1945, she writes that she entertained a League of Women Voters meeting, and again on January 8 of the following year., 1945

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection contains 14 diaries written by Elizabeth Nulsen Young. The diaries cover the years 1917 to 1976 and briefly list her day-to-day activities. Each diary includes five years, with the exception of one travel diary of a trip to Europe in 1956 and the last diary (1976), which only contains one calendar year.